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Second order equations with constant coefficientsAQA A-Level Further Maths: Mind map

Auxiliary equation
Distinct real roots

Second order equations

I4 and I6

auxiliary equationdiscriminant
Repeated root
Complex roots
Particular solutions

Exam questions on Second order equations with constant coefficients

  1. d2ydx2−5dydx+6y=0\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}-5\frac{dy}{dx}+6y=0.
    Find the particular solution for which y=1y=1 and dydx=0\frac{dy}{dx}=0 when x=0x=0.2 marks
  2. d2ydx2+4dydx+4y=0\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}+4\frac{dy}{dx}+4y=0.
    Find the particular solution for which y=2y=2 and dydx=0\frac{dy}{dx}=0 when x=0x=0.2 marks
  3. d2ydx2+2dydx+5y=0\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}+2\frac{dy}{dx}+5y=0.
    Find the general solution.3 marks
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Written by the Exaim team, led by Shaun Daswani (Head of Upper Secondary, Improve ME Institute; MSc Financial Mathematics, Imperial College London; BSc, UCL) and Jason Daswani (operational lead, Improve ME Institute; LSE).